The Lastling. First Printing. NEW

Gross, Philip

ISBN 10: 0192719424 / ISBN 13: 9780192719423

Edité par Oxford University Press, Oxford, 2003

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Oxford. Oxford University Press. 2003. First Edition/First Printing (full number line including 1) to the copyright page. Hard Cover. Demy 8vo 8¾" x 5½" approx. 225 pp. Black textured boards with glossy silver titles to the upper board and spine. The book is square and firmly bound. No previous ownership inscriptions or remainder marks. The boards are clean and unfaded, the corners and spine ends sharp. The pages and closed page edges are clean. The dust jacket is crisp and complete and unclipped at £10.99. The colours are bright, fresh and unfaded, corners and spine ends are sharp. Book is new. Cover shows adapted photograph by D. Roberts.

Paris is on a trek in the Himalayas with her uncle. On the way they come across a young Tibetan monk, Tahr, who reluctantly joins their party. As the trek progresses, Paris realizes her uncle and his friends are a strange dining club, dedicated to hunting down and eating the rarest possible animals. So when they discover a young yeti-like creature, who is very nearly human herself, Tahr convinces Paris that they have a duty to protect her.

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Détails bibliographiques

• Titre: The Lastling. First Printing. NEW
• Éditeur: Oxford University Press, Oxford
• Date de parution: 2003
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 0192719424
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9780192719423
• Reliure: Couverture rigide
• Édition: Edition originale
• Impression: 1er tirage
• État de l'article: Neuf
• État de la jaquette: Neuf
• Dimensions: 3 L x 14 H x 22 P (centimètres) 3 centimètres de largeur par 14 centimètres de hauteur par 22 centimètres de profondeur
• Poids: 500 grammes

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Synopsis

Paris is on a trek in the Himalayas with her uncle and her uncle's friends. On the way they come across a young Tibetan monk, Tahr, who reluctantly joins their party as his protector has died in an accident. As the trek progresses, Paris realizes the true reason for the journey - her uncle and his friends are a strange, gourmet dining club, dedicated to hunting down and eating the rarest possible animals. So when they discover a young yeti-like creature, who is very nearly human herself, Tahr convinces Paris that they have a duty to protect her, come what may. Philip Gross is a well-known poet for both adults and children, and has been shortlisted for the Whitbread Poetry Award.

Présentation de l'éditeur

Each The Lastling Class Pack contains 15 copies of the Rollercoasters edition of The Lastling by Philip Gross and 15 The Lastling Reading Guides to support the students in their study of the novel. Paris is thrilled when her Uncle Franklin decides to take her on his trip to the Himalayas. Franklin's influence gets them into places where tourists are not allowed, even into the forbidden war-zone, deep in the forest, to look for exotic and endangered species. Franklin is a man with a vision, something dark and strange, but just how strange, Paris is about to find out... Themes: Madness, exploration, hunting, culture clash. Teaching Focus: BLHumorous, sharp language of Black American teen culture BLEngaging, lively first person narrative, creating empathy with character BLDiary extracts add a sub-plot BLSympathetic treatment of sensitive themes Recommended for students in Years 8 and 9 The Rollercoasters series is a set of imaginative and exciting books that your students will not want to put down. All books are supported by extensive teacher resources online, in print and on CD-ROM, and contain themes that will appeal to girls, boys and mixed-ability classes. Each book is also accompanied by Reading Guides to provide essential background material for students on the novel, and include a letter to the student from the author of the novel, thematic activities, wider reading references and short reviews.